An Australia-born journalist and documentary filmmaker known for his coverage of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia has died. John Pilger was 84. A statement from his family posted Sunday on
He won an International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences award for his 1979 film “Year Zero: The Silent Death Of Cambodia,” which revealed the extent of the Khmer Rouge’s atrocities. He also made a 1990s documentary titled “Cambodia: The Betrayal.”
John Pilger, an Australia-born journalist and documentary filmmaker known for his coverage of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia, has died, his family said Sunday. He was 84.